Werl

	WERL Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Soest Additions: (to see click on expand) 1975 Amt Bremen (partly) 1975 Amt Werl (partly) 1975 Budberg 1975 Blumenthal 1975 Büderich 1964 Ostbüderich 1964 Westbüderich 1975 Hilbeck 1975 Holtum 1975 Mawicke 1975 Niederbergstrasse 1975 Oberbergstrasse 1975 Scheidingen (partly) 1975 Sönnern 1975 Westönnen Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":51.55120000000000146656020660884678363800048828125,"lon":7.9138999999999999346300683100707828998565673828125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In silbernem Schilde ein schwarzes durchgehendes Kreuz, belegt mit einem aufrechten, mit dem Bart nach rechts gewendeten goldenen Schlüssel.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms of Werl were granted on January 28, 1911.

Werl received city rights from the Archbishops of Köln in 1271. The oldest seal is known since 1280 and shows the patron saint of Köln, St. Peter on a throne and holding two crossed keys and a book, as well as a small shield with the black cross of the State of Köln. Later seals all show similar images.

In the meantime the city used a different coat of arms, known since 1558. It showed the cross of Köln and a single key for St. Peter. In the 17^th century the shield was held by two knights as supporters. The latter were removed when the arms were officially granted in 1911.

Image gallery

The seal of Werl from 1280.
Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Meijer, 1940

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